Nikki Stone

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Paul Herschell 503-227-3449 ext. 103

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At the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, Nikki Stone became America’s first-ever Olympic Champion in the sport of inverted aerial skiing. What made this performance so unbelievable was the fact that less than two years earlier, a chronic injury prevented Nikki from standing, much less walking or skiing off a 12-foot wall of snow that launches aerialists 5 stories into the air.  

Ten different doctors told Nikki that, due to the unrecoverable damage to 2 spinal discs, she would have to face the likelihood that she might never strap on a pair of skis again.  Nikki fought back against insurmountable odds to reach the sport’s highest acclaim atop the Olympic podium.  Nikki’s tenacity and refusal to step down from a challenge also helped her earn 35 World Cup podiums, eleven World Cup titles, four National Titles and two Overall World Grand Prix titles.

In addition to her athletic accomplishments, Nikki is also a Magna Cum Laude undergraduate of Union College in New York and a Summa Cum Laude Master’s graduate of the University of Utah in the field of Sports Psychology.  With her incredible academic record and remarkable presentation skills, Nikki was asked to work as a visiting Professor at the University of Utah.  Nikki now travels around the world working as a sought-after inspirational speaker, ski host, and sports psychology consultant sharing her secrets to success by encouraging and motivating her clients to "spread their wings."